Dawn

"Dawn" a.k.a. "The Darker Drink" is one of nine short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the twenty-eighth Saint book Saint Errant published in 1948.

Plot
An encounter with a beautiful woman and a mysterious man leaves Simon Templar uncertain as to what is and isn't real.

"Dawn," differs from most of the stories in the collection, which fall into the mystery/crime genre, by incorporating supernatural elements. "Dawn" also breaks the fourth wall by having Templar reference Charteris and his stories in dialogue.